FEI Eventing Fall Report Form 2018

Section 1. Athlete and Horse Information
Program number / Athlete’s name / Male  / Female  / FEI ID No.
Horses name / Passport No.
Section 2. Attendant Circumstances (What Happened)
Date of accident / Time of accident
Name of Event / FEI Calendar No.
Competition format / CI-Short / CI-Long
Course Level / 1 star / 2 star / 3 star / 4 star
Accident location / Dressage / Cross Country / Show Jumping / Warm-up area
Did the fall involve a fence? / Yes / No
FENCE DETAILS / Number / Element
(a, b, c etc.) / Route
(If applicable “D” direct, “O” option) / Did frangible/deformable structure break?
(if applicable “Y”, “N”)
Description of fence
Fence associated with water? / No / Yes – Fence before water / Yes – Fence after water
Accident type / Horse and Athlete both fell / Athlete unseated
Did Horse fall on or tread on Athlete? / Yes / No
Description of accident
(What happened?)
Did the Horse slip? / Yes / No
Ground Conditions / Deep / Heavy / Slippery / Good to Soft
Good / Good to Firm / Hard / Rough / Rutted
Bend / Yes / No
Slope / Up / Down / Level Ground
Course defect / No / Yes / Specify
Other object struck / No / Yes / Specify
Weather / Fine / Raining / Snowing / Other (specify)
Wind / Yes / No
Poor visibility (fog, smoke, mist, etc) / Yes / No

Athlete and horse name: ______

Section 3. Falls at fences (only complete if fall was at a fence)
Did Horse refuse? / Yes / No / Did Horse break the fence? / Yes / No
Did Horse hit fence on the way up? / Yes / No / Did Horse tip portable fence over? / Yes / No
Did Horse hit fence on the way down? / Yes / No / Did Horse somersault? / Yes / No
Did Horse hit the fence hard? / Yes / No / Did the Athlete hit the fence? / Yes / No
To be completed if accident involved a collision between a Horse and a fence / Please circle the number indicating the initial point of impact between the Horse and the fence /
Section 4. Details of Injuries Sustained by Athlete / Horse
Severity of Athlete’s injuries / No apparent injury / Slight
(Sprains, slight cuts and bruises) / Serious / Not known
Did Doctor attend? / Yes / No
Was Air Jacket worn? / Yes / No / Did Air Jacket activate? / Yes / No
Severity of Horses injuries / No apparent injury / Slight
(Sprains, slight cuts and bruises) / Serious / Not known
Did vet attend? / Yes / No
Was there a lever effect on the bit? / Was there a martingale? / Were there back (thigh) blocks on the saddle?
Yes / No / Unknown / Yes / No / Unknown / Yes / No / Unknown
Section 5. Contributory Factors (why something went wrong)
Situation misjudged by Athlete / Yes / No
Athlete inexperience / Yes / No
Horse out of control / Yes / No
Athlete distracted / Yes / No
Athlete impaired by drink or drugs / Yes / No
Athlete impaired by fatigue / Yes / No
Horse going too fast / Yes / No
Horse going too slow / Yes / No
Horse jumping into bright / sunlight or reflection / Yes / No
Horse jumping into shadow / Yes / No
Horse distracted / Yes / No
Horse fatigued / Yes / No
Horse impaired by health/injury / Yes / No
Other (specify)
Fence Judge Name / E-Mail Address
or Phone No.

Explanatory notes:It is important that this form is completed accurately and submitted promptly. Information about all falls and injury accidents will be collated, analysed and acted upon in order to improve the risk management of our sport. A copy of this form must be completed in full following the occurrence of a fall. The form should be completed by a Fence Judge, FEI Technical Delegate or other course official and should be submitted to the FEI Technical Delegate on the day on which the fall occurs.